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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
African-American
Diverse Conversations: Learning to Lead
When a faculty member is promoted to an administrative position, it can be quite a challenge to master the art of leading.
January 19, 2014
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs Need to Seek Leaders from Nontraditional Sources
In this environment of limited educational funds, stable leadership is the key to ensuring the health of any university. However, unsteady leadership acutely impacts historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). With the recent departure of Alcorn State University’s former president, M. Christopher Brown, another HBCU has seen a change in leadership. Unfortunately, some of these […]
January 19, 2014
African-American
Scholar Works to Combat ‘Academic Fraud’ for Black Males
University of Oklahoma professor and 2014 Emerging Scholar Dr. T. Elon Dancy II focuses on African-American males in educational settings, finding inspiration in his own life journey.
January 16, 2014
Students
LSU’s Graduation Rate at All-Time High
BATON ROUGE, La.—For the third year in a row LSU has notched an all-time high graduation rate, with 69.1 percent of students walking away from the university with a degree in hand—the highest graduation rate out of all public universities in the state.
January 15, 2014
Community Colleges
Obama Announces Manufacturing Institute at North Carolina State
President Obama revealed Wednesday that North Carolina State University will be the first university to have a manufacturing hub that will help create jobs.
January 15, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Scholar Poised to Introduce Intersection Between Race, Modern English
2014 Emerging Scholar Dr. Dennis Austin Britton is bringing the “theological account of race and racialization in early modern England” to a wider audience.
January 15, 2014
HBCUs
Alabama State Bans President from Campus Cohabitation
An Alabama university has barred its incoming president from living in her required campus home with any romantic interest as long as she remains unmarried.
January 15, 2014
Community Colleges
Fighting Inequality: Is Higher Ed Creating a New Class of Highly Educated Poor?
In this era where college tuition is pretty much an automatic $40,000 a year, even with scholarships, the average middle-class family still struggles.
January 13, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Modern Language Convention Focuses on ‘Vulnerable Times’
The 129th Modern Language Association Convention lacked the racial diversity it has seen in the past.
January 12, 2014
Leadership & Policy
South Louisiana Community College Says it Needs More Nursing Teachers
South Louisiana Community College PR director says nurses can earn a better wage for practicing rather than teaching.
January 9, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Baraka’s Controversial Legacy
Black academicians, activists and artists remember the life of Amiri Baraka, one of the nation’s most prominent Black writers, who died at the age of 79.
January 9, 2014
Community Colleges
Gates Foundation Invests Half-Billion in Success of Community College Students
Dr. Lenore Rodicio is vice provost for Miami Dade Community College and a managing project director for Completion by Design in the Florida cadre.
January 8, 2014
Students
Obama Administration: End Zero Tolerance
The wide-ranging series of guidelines issued Wednesday in essence tells schools that they must adhere to the principle of fairness and equity in student discipline or face strong action if they don’t.
January 8, 2014
Community Colleges
Community Colleges Explore Creative Approaches to Counter Budget Cuts
Fundraising is becoming a necessity, as community colleges also look to foundations, rely on scholarships and partnering with more business and industry for support and opportunities.
January 7, 2014
Community Colleges
Let’s Not Underestimate Undermatch
Some of the small details of undermatch have big implications for higher education reform.
January 7, 2014
Community Colleges
Community Colleges Creating Pathways for Underprepared Students
Those who enroll in community colleges are more apt to confront realities that make getting a college degree harder.
January 6, 2014
Community Colleges
Community Colleges’ Most Challenging Task: Increase Completion Rates
With 13 million students served by more than 1,132 community colleges, community colleges across the nation are in the throes of a system-wide reinvention.
January 5, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Law Schools Evolve to Meet Social, Economic Changes
The Association of American Law Schools member schools are using innovative approaches to prepare students for the challenges and diversity in legal education and the legal profession.
January 2, 2014
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